Houston Early Music -- Mozartean Players
Leigh Anderson
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Houston Early Music is about to begin its exciting 1999/2000 season with a
very special concert,
The Mozartean Players
Friday, September 17, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
Stude Concert Hall, Rice University
You will be dazzled by an evening of Viennese splendor when we celebrate the
glorious legacy of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven with the Mozartean Players,
an ensemble whose "zestful flair really strikes sparks." Cutting-edge
classics! Ever since making their critically-acclaimed Carnegie Recital Hall
debut in 1979, The Mozartean Players have appeared regularly in New York
City's major concert halls and on tour throughout the United States, Canada
and Europe. The core ensemble of Steven Lubin (fortepiano), Stanley Ritchie
(classical violin), and Myron Lutzke (classical cello) specializes in the
masterworks of the classical and early romantic periods in music, performing
the repertoire of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn on
instruments of the period and on modern instruments.
At this concert, Houston Early Music will honor the extraordinary spirit and
glorious legacy of Eleanor Searle McCollum. Through the music of great
masters, we pay tribute to her philanthropic endeavors and years of devoted
patronage to the arts in Houston.
See program and notes at
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FUTURE CONCERT NEWS
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The Clerks Group
Celestial Voices
Tuesday, November 9, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
St. Anne Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer
Enter the profound and contemplative world of Josquin. Transcendent sounds
of sorrow and celebration echo across the vaults of St. Anne's in music that
is intensely involving and deeply moving.
Early Conversations Lecture - 7:00 p.m.
The Search for Josquin, Dr. John Lienhard
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The York Waits
Old Christmas Return'd
Friday, December 10, 1999, 8:00 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas
Our yearly holiday ornament-experience the festive sounds, colors, and
costumes of Renaissance England as Henry VIII's wind band regally entertains
you for the Christmas season. Then, join us for a celebration in the Great
Hall to feast on gingerbread and wassail.
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Bach at the Millennium Series
Songs of the Soul-Bach, The Private Man
Jonathan Manson
Tuesday, January 18, 2000, 8:00 p.m.
Location to be announced
The rich strains of the Cello Suites will draw you into a personal encounter
with Bach's soul-one that reveals the most private and passionate
expressions of the entire range of human emotion and experience.
Early Conversations Lecture-7:00 p.m.
Baroque Soliloquies, Dr. Matthew Dirst
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HISPANIC HERITAGE SERIES
Altramar
Voices from the Alhambra
Tuesday, February 15, 2000
Moores Opera House, The University of Houston
Voices of the past come to life. Through song and poetry, you will be
transported to the world of Medieval Spain and to a unique age that was a
pinnacle of Islamic science and art, a golden age of Hebrew poetry, and
a flowering of Christian theology and music.
Early Conversations Lecture-7:00 p.m.
Ruby of the Crown, Dr. Nora Laos
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Bach at the Millennium Series
London Baroque with Patti Spain, Soprano
The Well-Tempered Family-Bach, The Husband and Father
Friday, April 14, 2000, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer
Spend the evening with the Bach family at home. You will be charmed and
touched by the expressions of love and devotion found in the musical
scrapbook compiled by Bach's second wife and by music he composed for his
children.
Early Conversations Lecture -7:00 p.m., Rotunda Theater
A Bach Family Album, Dr. Michael Marissen
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Bach at the Millennium Series
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What better way to begin the new millennium than by paying homage to the
life of one of music's giants?
Join us as we pay special tribute to J.S. Bach in the millennial year-and
also mark the 250th anniversary of his death-by presenting a series of four
performances and lectures by internationally known Bach scholars (two in the
spring and two in the fall of 2000). These events will focus on different
facets of this extraordinary man's life.
Bach comes to us across the centuries as a larger-than-life icon; yet, he
was quintessentially human. Through his works, Bach speaks to all people
and allows us to experience a common humanity. Visit Bach at the different
seasons of his life, and through his music, reach out to touch the sublime.
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ABOUT HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC
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Houston Early Music is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to further
the appreciation and performance of early music of the European traditions
and other world cultures, presenting internationally famous musicians
playing original instruments in historically-informed performances. In
addition we reach out to new and diverse audiences through an educational
outreach program on the elementary, secondary, college, and community
levels.
You may reach us at
Houston Early Music
P.O. Box 271193
Houston TX 77277-1193
Phone 713-432-1744
email early...@tayara.com
web http://tayara.com/earlymusic/
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Leigh Anderson
Houston Early Music